Articles tagged with "Breaking Gender Norms"

Very Well Mind website explores the term "gender expansiveness", looking at its origins, what it means and how it's being used to classify people who cross normal lines of gender expression.

From the article:

"Gender expansiveness is an umbrella term for any expression of gender that falls outside of society's current gender binary standards."

"One person who has made a name for himself just by wearing clothing meant for the opposite gender is Eli Cohen, an author, speaker, fashion advocate, and "self-expression facilitator." He founded an organization called Spacious Human, with the tagline "Experiencing Expansiveness." Cohen is a cisgender man who began wearing dresses and skirts after the age of 50. He now teaches others how to explore their gender and their expressions of it."

"It can be challenging to put yourself out there in a way that makes you appear different than others, and you're opening yourself to judgment just by looking different or noticeable. However, some people feel that it's more important that society sees more than one version of humanity and expression, so they take on that potential judgment."

"Consider doing your research before asking anyone in your life about their gender expression. This saves others from having to perform emotional labor for you. It is considered polite to not ask people questions you could easily find the answers to yourself."

Original URL: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-gender-expansiveness-6362960

Posted: 2 December 2022


Which male celebrities have been known to wear heels?

Which male celebrities have been known to wear heels?

It's our aim to make the regular men in the street rocking heels our focus, but we should also acknowledge those celebrities who contribute to our fashion movement by wearing heels in their every day lives, red carpet events and performances too. It's great for visibility. If you can see it... you can be it!

We've compiled a mouth-watering list of celebrities who are known to wear heels. From Cuban heels to stiletto high heels, to thigh length high heeled boots, they've worn them all. We've made every attempt to validate each and every one of these entries by ensuring that you can easily find photos of them in heels online.

Celebrity Instagram name Followers # Wikipedia
Adam Lambert @adamlambert 1.7M #AdamLambert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Lambert
Bad Bunny @badbunnypr 42.8M #BadBunny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Bunny
Billy Porter @theebillyporter 2.2M #BillyPorter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Porter_(actor)
Bootsy Collins @bootsy_collins 132K #BootsyCollins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootsy_Collins
Bowen Yang @fayedunaway 482K #BowenYang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowen_Yang
Cody Fern @codyfern 1.1M #CodyFern https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Fern
Damiano David @ykaaar 5.1M #DamianoDavid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damiano_David
David Bowie @davidbowie 2M #DavidBowie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie
Dee Snider @deesnider 130K #DeeSnider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee_Snider
Eddie Izzard @eddieizzard 203K #EddieIzzard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Izzard
Elton John @eltonjohn 4.1M #EltonJohn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John
Eric Nam @ericnam 4.2M #EricNam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Nam
Ezra Miller - #EzraMiller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Miller
Gene Simmons @genesimmons 636K #GeneSimmons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Simmons
Harry Styles @harrystyles 47.3M #HarryStyles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Styles
Jaden Smith @c.syresmith 19.1M #JadenSmith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Smith
James Charles @jamescharles 22.6M #JamesCharles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Charles
Jared Leto @jaredleto 10.9M #JaredLeto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Leto
Jo Kwon @kwon_jo 1.2M #JoKwon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Kwon
Johannes Radebe @johannesradebe 357K #JohannesRadebe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Radebe
John Lennon @johnlennon 2.5M #JohnLennon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
Jonathan Van Ness @jvn 5.6M #JonathanVanNess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Van_Ness
Justin Bieber @justinbieber 256M #JustinBieber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Bieber
King Louis XIV - #KingLouisXIV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV
Lenny Kravitz @lennykravitz 4.1M #LennyKravitz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz
Lil Nas X @lilnasx 12.4M #LilNasX https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X
Marc Bolan - #MarcBolan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Bolan
Marc Jacobs @marcjacobs 11.3M #MarcJacobs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Jacobs
Mark Bryan @markbryan911 661K #MarkBryan911
Mark Tuan @marktuan 12.9M #MarkTuan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Tuan
Motley Crue @motleycrue 1.7M #MotleyCrue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe
Noah Beck @noahbeck 9.1M #NoahBeck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Beck
Prince @prince 440K #Prince https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)
Quentin Tarantino - #QuentinTarantino https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino
Rick James @rickjames 81.5K #RickJames https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_James
Rick Owens @rickowensonline 1.7M #RickOwens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Owens
Robert Downey Jr @robertdowneyjr 53.3M #RobertDowneyJr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Downey_Jr.
Ru Paul @rupaulofficial 4.3M #RuPaul https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPaul
Sam Smith @samsmith 14.5M #SamSmith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Smith
Shawn Mendes @shawnmendes 70.2M #ShawnMendes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Mendes
SHINee @shinee 4.8M #SHINee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinee
Sylvester - #Sylvester https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_(singer)
Timothee Chalamet @tchalamet 17.8M #TimotheeChalamet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timoth%C3%A9e_Chalamet
Tom Daley @tomdaley 3.3M #TomDaley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Daley
Tom Holland @tomholland2013 68M #TomHolland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Holland
Tommy Lee @tommylee 1.6M #TommyLee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Lee
Troye Sivan @troyesivan 13.4M #TroyeSivan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troye_Sivan
Volodymyr Zelenskiy @zelenskiy_official 16.8M #VolodymyrZelenskiy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
Wisdm @wisdm 2.2M #Wisdm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_Kaye
Yanis Marshall @yanismarshall 1M #YanisMarshall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanis_Marshall

(Follower counts are correct as of 8 September 2022)

As always, of course if you know of any more, please let us know!

Posted: 26 September 2022


Women Working magazine website brings us another report on Mark Bryan (@MarkBryan911), the 61 year old American Robotics Engineer who is legendary for rocking high heels on Instagram. With over 660,000 followers, he conveys a firm sense of his own style for high heels, and certainly provides an inspirational fashion and style narrative which includes the mantra that "Clothes and shoes should not dictate a persons sexual orientation or gender".

Mark comments about how he feels he appears to other people - "You look up and see this person, your mind tells you it’s a person with green hair, you think to yourself, ‘That’s odd or interesting,’ then you go back to do what you were doing and don’t give it another thought"

To Mark, a man in heels and a skirt is normal, and we can all take some inspiration from him. If he can do it, we can all do it!

Original URL: https://her.womenworking.com/straight-married-dad-of-three-wears-skirts-to-prove-clothes-have-no-gender-helps-raise-money

Posted: 30 August 2022


Fashion United highlights how more major brands are championing gender-fluid, unisex or polysexual fashions. Broader inclusion and divergence from traditional binary clothing ideas can only lead to greater societal acceptance of self-expressive styles, deconstruction of gender norms and broader availability in the future.

Original URL: https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/gender-neutral-fashion-fluidity-as-freedom/2021020453377

Posted: 3 June 2022


Koreaboo gives the run-down on the top male artists in K-Pop who love to wear heels.

Featuring:

GOT7

BTS

SHINee

Eric Nam

N.O.M.

Teen Top

NCT

The Boyz

EXO

2AM

Mentioned in the article are the video for "I Need U"...

and the feature on BTS in Esquire

Original URL: https://www.koreaboo.com/lists/male-kpop-idols-defy-gender-norms-high-heels/

Posted: 25 January 2022